3. Align a matching marked white print square with opposite end of Step 2 rectangle (Diagram 1; again note direction of marked line). Stitch, trim, and press as before to make a large Flying Geese unit (Diagram 2). The unit should be 12-1⁄2×6-1⁄2" including seam allowances.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make six large Flying Geese units total.

5. Referring to Diagram 3, sew together two matching white print 2-1⁄2×5-1⁄2" rectangles and one navy blue stripe 21⁄2" square to make a large trunk unit. Press seams toward dark blue stripe square. The large trunk unit should be 12-1⁄2×2-1⁄2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make a second large trunk unit.

6. Referring to Diagram 4, sew together three large Flying Geese units and a large trunk unit with matching backgrounds to make a large tree block. Press seams toward top of block. The block should be 12-1⁄2×20-1⁄2" including seam allowances. Repeat with remaining Flying Geese units and large trunk unit to make a second large tree block.

Assemble Small Tree Blocks

1. Use a pencil to draw a diagonal line on wrong side of each gray print 3-1⁄2" square.

2. Referring to Assemble Large Tree Blocks, steps 2 and 3, use 12 marked gray print squares and blue print 3-1⁄2×6-1⁄2" rectangles to make six small blue Flying Geese units. Each unit should be 6-1⁄2×3-1⁄2" including seam allowances.

4. Referring to Assemble Large Tree Blocks, Step 5, use gray print 1-1⁄2×3" rectangles and navy blue stripe 1-1⁄2" squares to make four small trunk units. Each unit should be 6-1⁄2×1-1⁄2" including seam allowances.

5. Referring to Diagram 5, sew together three small blue Flying Geese units, three small dark blue Flying Geese units, and two small trunk units to make a small tree block. Press seams toward top of block. The block should be 6-1⁄2×20-1⁄2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make a second small tree block.

2. Aligning midpoints, sew short border strips to short edges of quilt center, beginning and ending seams 1⁄4" from corners (Diagram 6). In the same manner, sew long border strips to remaining edges.

3. Referring to Diagram 7, lap one border strip over the other. Using the edge of an acrylic ruler, mark a diagonal line from border seam corner to intersection of strip raw edges. Then place bottom border strip on top and repeat marking process.